From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Acknowledgment of order from Hardy Spicer & Co. Limited for a single part with a note about pricing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\4\ scan0102 | |
| Date | 1st December 1938 | |
| S3042 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ORDER TELEPHONE: BIRCHFIELDS 4504/9 (6 LINES) FROM TELEGRAMS: AUTOJOINTS, BIRMINGHAM HARDY SPICER & CO. LIMITED BIRCH ROAD, WITTON BIRMINGHAM, 6 OUR REF M.3846 DATE 1. 12. 38. YOUR ORDER NO. DEL'Y Breakdown. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. DELIVERY c/ Paid TO Label:- 'For the attention of Mr.Grylls' WE SHALL SUPPLY (SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION AND PASSING BY OUR TECHNICAL DEPT.) QUANTITY: 1 SIZE: 1301/1418 W.A. TUBE DIAM.: 2" COMPANION FLANGES: Less O/A OR FACE TO FACE: 25 5/16" BOLTS N. & W.: Less YOUR DRAWING: - OUR DRAWING: 38.0985 PRICE EACH: £3. 9. 8. nett Re price, please see our letter of to-day, reference KET/ENS. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR VALUED ORDER. WE ARE, YOURS FAITHFULLY, HARDY SPICER & CO. LIMITED The price/s given in this quotation are based on current rates of wages: if during the operation of an order or orders there should be any National Advance in Wages or Materials, then we reserve the right to advance the price/s accordingly, so far as concerns any unmade balance/s. 1. THE SELLERS GUARANTEE THEIR PRODUCTS FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF SHIPMENT AND WILL REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE ANY PARTS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP PROVIDING THE PURCHASERS RETURN THE SAID PARTS, CARRIAGE PAID TO THE SELLERS, FOR EXAMINATION WITHIN THE PERIOD OF GUARANTEE. 2. SHOULD STRIKES, COMBINATIONS OF WORKMEN, LOCKOUTS, EXIGENCIES OF WAR, OR ACCIDENTS CAUSE THE STOPPAGE OF THE WORKS OR INTERFERE WITH THE MEANS OF TRANSIT, THE SUPPLIES NOW CONTRACTED FOR MAY BE WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY SUSPENDED BY THE SELLERS DURING THEIR CONTINUANCE. THE BUYERS TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUSPEND DELIVERIES SHOULD SIMILAR DIFFICULTIES CAUSE THE STOPPAGE OF THEIR WORKS 3. BUYERS TO CALL FOR DELIVERY WITHIN THE SPECIFIED TIME, AND TO TAKE EACH DELIVERY AS IT BECOMES DUE | ||